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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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1025
Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus
1025-1028. This document innovated solmization to aid in sight singing. -
Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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1320
Ars Nova Treatise
"Ars Nova" translates to "New Technique." It introduced rhythmic notation, which replaced the rhythmic modes of the 13th century. It also created the isorhythm. -
Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1529
Martin Luther's Chorale: Ein feste burg Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God))
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1538
Arcadelt's Madrigal: Il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass
Legend's state that this mass saved polyphony from being thrown out by the Catholic Church during the Council of Trent due to the fact that the mass was more attentive to words than previous polyphonic works. -
Victoria's Missa O magnum mysterium
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Gabrieli's Sonata pian’e forte
This work was published while Gabrieli was at St. Marks' in Venice. It is significant for being one of the first instrumental ensemble pieces to assign specific instruments to the printed parts. Additionally, it indicated passages to be played "pian" or "forte," which was one of the earliest uses of dynamics in music. -
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Baroque
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
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JS Bach
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Vivaldi's L'estro armonico (Harmonic Inspiration)
It is a series of concertos in which Vivaldi was famous for and used to expand ritornello form. -
Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie (Treatise on Harmony)
This work brought about the first theoretical formulation of the Baroque Era's change from modal harmony to tonality. -
Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
The book contains 24 preludes and fugues that cycle through all twelve major and minor keys. It also acts as an etude. It is one of Bach's most famous works for keyboard. -
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Viennese Classical Period
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Handel's Messiah
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WA Mozart
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
Joseph Bologne (Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges), son of a French officer and African slave, stands as director of the Concerts des Amateurs, one of the finest orchestras in Europe. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
